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Sunan Ibn Majah 2784 (Book 24, Hadith 32) #32138
Pride in Identity

SUMMARY: The Prophet ﷺ taught that one should be proud of their identity and not try to hide it.

It was narrated that Abu 'Uqbah, who was the freed slave of some Persian people, said: "I was present with the Prophet on the Day of Uhud. I struck a man from among the idolaters and said: 'Take that! And I am a Persian slave!’ News of that reached the Prophet and he said: 'Why did you not say: "Take that! And I am an Ansari slave!?"
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرُ بْنُ حَازِمٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ الْحُصَيْنِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي عُقْبَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي عُقْبَةَ، - وَكَانَ مَوْلًى لأَهْلِ فَارِسَ - قَالَ شَهِدْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ يَوْمَ أُحُدٍ فَضَرَبْتُ رَجُلاً مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَقُلْتُ خُذْهَا مِنِّي وَأَنَا الْغُلاَمُ الْفَارِسِيُّ ‏.‏ فَبَلَغَتِ النَّبِيَّ فَقَالَ ‏ "‏ أَلاَ قُلْتَ خُذْهَا مِنِّي وَأَنَا الْغُلاَمُ الأَنْصَارِيُّ

TOPICS
identity  *  pride  *  persian  *  ansar

QUICK LESSONS:
Be proud and embrace your identity ; Respect others regardless of differences ; Love for all people regardless of their backgrounds .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of being proud of one's identity. It was narrated by Abu 'Uqbah who was a freed slave from some Persian people. He said he was present with the Prophet on the Day of Uhud and struck a man from among the idolaters. When news reached the Prophet about this incident, he asked why Abu 'Uqbah did not say "Take that! And I am an Ansari slave!" The Prophet wanted him to be proud of his identity as an Ansari instead of hiding it or trying to deny it by saying he was a Persian slave. This hadith teaches us that we should always be proud and embrace our identities no matter what they are because Allah has created us all differently for a reason. We should never feel ashamed or embarrassed about who we are or where we come from because Allah loves us all equally regardless of our differences.

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